Crude oil prices were mixed in Asia this morning, supported by better than expected US retail sales. US crude gained 19 cents to $95.88 a barrel, while Brent crude fell 40 cents to $115.86.
Oil prices were propped up by an unexpected 0.1% rise in US retail sales last month. Analysts had expected retail sales in the world's largest oil consumer to fall 0.2 percent.
Oil prices fell yesterday on fears that the widening euro zone debt crisis and a possible default in the United States will cut into global energy demand.
